Tag: power cuts
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Updated: Power cuts return with a vengeance
Updated 8am 1604 Gzira resisdents ahd to endure over 14 hours of power cuts since the problem was far worse than anticipated. Residents who spoke to The Maltese Herald explained that a generator was eventually brought and power was restored around 330am. However it is not known if the fault was fixed yet. Earlier… It…
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Ukrainians dance the night away to warm up in sub-zero temperatures
Some Ukrainians in the capital city of Kyiv have found various creative ways to keep warm during the night among the power blackout across the city following nightly Russian bombardments on power stations and infrastructure. Kyiv is currently under sub-zero temperatures of as low as −15°C. Other cities including Poltava, Kharkiv and Sumy are also…
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Another day of power cuts as mercury continues to soar
Yesterday, on July 22nd, several power cuts took place across the Maltese islands although their duration was brief. At around 4pm in the afternoon, a considerable part of Sliema lost power with electricity being restored around 45 minutes later. There were also sporadic power cuts reported in Tarxien, Mqabba, Qormi, Birkirkara and Cospicua through the…
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Power cuts make a comeback
As the temperature starts rising exponentially over the next few days, it seems that power cuts are returning with a vengeance. The Maltese Herald has been informed of power cuts in Swatar, Birkirkara Ta’ Paris and Santa Venera around 330PM. Consumers have already been almost one hour without power with Enemalta informing customers of a…
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Another night of power cuts in July
As Malta and Gozo creep into July with the usual high temperatures, though net yet reaching the heatwave levels of 2023, power cuts are back with a vengeance. This comes despite the regular photo opportunities by Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli, showcasing the upgrading of Enemalta cables and the widespread digging up of the…
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Summer power cuts making a comeback as Malta’s June temperatures reach record yearly highs
Extensive summer power cuts are making a slow return, serving as grim reminders of the 2023 blackouts, which caused more than a dozen of fatalities due to extreme heat. Earlier this week on 9th June, the daily temperature reach a yearly record high with up to 35.6 °C. Power cuts have been reported today in Sliema…
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The new normal: power-cuts and generators
Seems like the serious problems with our electric grid are still persisting a year on after a month of regular blackouts. Blackouts and generators are back, and Enemalta says the situation will persist until the new temporary power-station is imported. Best in Europe. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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The latest innovation by the Minister of Energy and Startups, Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli has released her latest innovation in Best in Europe land. All is “under control”. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Russians in Siberia protest that they are freezing
Russians were promised that Europe was going to freeze without Russian gas. Now, they are protesting that they are the ones who are freezing instead of the Europeans due to relentless power cuts in sub-zero temperatures. You can’t make this stuff up. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Updated: More than ten people died due to the heat
Net News is the first media house to report the deaths caused by the current heatwave. Malta has been plunged into darkness during a record-breaking heatwave with constant power cuts apart from occasional water cuts. I speculate that the figure is actually higher because heat is a very serious danger to vulnerable people, especially when…
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Does Miriam Dalli really expect people to consider her a prospective Prime Minister?
Because if the answer is yes, she is totally insane apart from being sociopathically narcissistic. Nothing short of resignation would do. She turned Malta into a Banana Republic just by herself as Minister, so can you imagine the wreckage if she is Prime Minister? These people are insane – I mean it literally. They are…
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Too ashamed to show herself
Miriam Dalli was today expected to attend the yearly concert by the Band Queen Victoria in celebration of the Festa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu. ?urrieq is also part of her district so this is a big event for her or any other politician in the district. Apparently, there has been a power cut in ?urrieq as part…
